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[ + ]ABA Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee
[ + ]Arnold & Porter/Sabin Center for Climate Change Law: Climate Change Litigation in the U.S.
| Title | Arnold & Porter/Sabin Center for Climate Change Law: Climate Change Litigation in the U.S. |
| Description | Comprehensive, detailed database organized for easy navigation to cases organized by federal statutory claims, state law claims, constitutional claims, public trust claims, climate protestors and scientists, adaptation, etc. Also searchable by keyword, and cases can be filtered in a number of ways including filing year, court, and principal law. . |
| URL | URL http://climatecasechart.com/us-climate-change-litigation/ |
[ + ]Canada’s Action on Climate Change
| Title | Canada’s Action on Climate Change |
| Description | This Canadian government’s website focuses on how the country is working to achieve effective and ambitious climate change goals within their provinces and territories as well as with international partners. Includes Canada’s climate plan, publications including reports, and links to organizations. |
| URL | https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate-action.html |
[ + ]Carnegie Melon University - Engineering and Public Policy Department
| Title | Carnegie Melon University - Engineering and Public Policy Department |
| Description | This Department integrates engineering and public policy with energy and environmental systems, working to solve problems at the interface of science, technology, and society. Focus areas include energy systems, climate and environment, technology innovation policy, risk analysis and risk communication, information and communication technology, and tools for policy analysis. Search content by using the search box or browse by selecting a topic from the menu. To see Carnegie Mellon University’s related resources, select “Research” and then “Research Centers.” |
| URL | http://www.epp.cmu.edu/ |
[ + ]Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
| Title | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) |
| Description | C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, is an international, independent, nonprofit organization working to advance policy and action to address energy issues and climate change. The organization works with policymakers and diverse stakeholders to help meet climate and energy challenges. One of the highlights of the C2ES website is the “Policy Hub,” where you can find the latest energy and climate change policies divided into five categories: international; U.S. federal; state; city and local; and carbon pricing. Other resources include climate basics; proposed climate solutions; and an extensive library with articles, maps, papers, and publications. |
| URL | http://www.c2es.org/ |
[ + ]Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)
| Title | Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) |
| Description | CAKE aims to build a shared knowledge base for maintaining natural and built systems in the face of climate change by providing clear and organized information on the subject. Included among its Resources section are case studies, articles, reports, mapping and other tools, etc. Users can search by keyword or browse by climate change impact, region, scale, sector, adaptation phase, and habitat. |
| URL | http://www.cakex.org/ |
[ + ]Climate Analytics
| Title | Climate Analytics |
| Description | Climate Analytics brings cutting edge science and policy analysis focused on climate change to provide support and capacity building to stakeholders. Climate Analytics addresses various areas, such as: sea level rise; ocean acidification; emission pathways; climate goals; emission reduction targets; adaptation gap assessments; loss and damage; costs and benefits; and mitigation costs. Resources include a blog, annual report, publications, articles, briefings, events, and a Climate Action Tracker (CAT), an independent scientific analysis that measures government climate action against globally agreed thresholds. |
| URL | https://climateanalytics.org |
[ + ]Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)
| Title | Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) |
| Description | CEJST, developed by the Council on Environmental Quality, provides an interactive map and uses dataset indicators in eight categories: climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development, to identify communities experiencing burdens in these areas. |
| URL | https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/en/about#3/33.47/-97.5 |
[ + ]Climate Change Laws (and Litigation) of the World
| Title | Climate Change Laws (and Litigation) of the World |
| Description | "Climate Change Laws of the World and Climate Change Litigation of the World build on more than a decade of data collection by the Grantham Research Institute at LSE and the Sabin Center at Columbia Law School. Climate Change Laws of the World covers national-level climate change legislation and policies globally. The database covers climate and climate-related laws, as well as laws and policies promoting low carbon transitions, which reflects the relevance of climate policy in areas including energy, transport, land use, and climate resilience. Climate Change Litigation of the World features climate litigation cases from over 30 countries. These cases raise issues of law or fact regarding the science of climate change and/or climate change mitigation and adaptation policies or efforts before an administrative, judicial or other investigatory body." |
| URL | https://climate-laws.org/ |
[ + ]Climate Law and Policy Tracker
| Title | Climate Law and Policy Tracker |
| Description | This A.I. platform ingests and analyzes policy data from official government websites and identifies proposed policies related to climate change based on the text of legislation and Federal Register publications. There is further filtering to exclude bills and regulations that are unlikely to be significant. |
| URL | http://climate.skoposlabs.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/#legislation |
[ + ]Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Library - Climate Change
| Title | Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Library - Climate Change |
| Description | The National Agricultural Library collection contains over 3.5 million items. The climate change page features links to government websites and to reports dealing with climate change. You can also browse or search additional NAL pages. |
| URL | http://www.nal.usda.gov/plants-and-crops/climate-change |
[ + ]Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Air Markets Program Data
| Title | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Air Markets Program Data |
| Description | This website enables the user to search all EPA data related to air emissions and the Air Markets Program. Users may create a search query or access maps and reports regarding the EPA’s air emissions data. The site also provides access to Air Markets Program highlights. Search queries may be highly specialized; for example, search fields include: programs and data sets, time frame, criteria, and variables. Resources include reports, pre-packaged data, a glossary, and links to other air quality and deposition resources. |
| URL | http://ampd.epa.gov/ampd/ |
[ + ]Environmental Protection Agency - Climate Change Research
| Title | Environmental Protection Agency - Climate Change Research |
| Description | The EPA’s Climate Change website provides public greenhouse gas emissions data, climate change impacts, scientific reports, and existing climate programs within the EPA and within the federal government. EPA’s Climate Change page focuses research on Air Quality and Climate Change, Ecosystems and Climate Change, Energy and Climate Change, and Human Health and Climate Change. |
| URL | https://www.epa.gov/climate-research |
[ + ]Global Change Research Program
| Title | Global Change Research Program |
| Description | A federal program that coordinates climate change resources among 13 federal agencies to coordinate federal research and to improve the flow of information to policy-makers, federal, state, and local decision-makers, and the public. A gateway to authoritative science, reports, indicators, key federal resources, websites. |
| URL | http://www.globalchange.gov/ |
[ + ]Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
| Title | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
| Description | The IPCC is the United Nations body for assessing climate change related science. IPCC is a joint program between the United Nations Environmental Programme and the World Meteorological Organization and is tasked with reviewing and assessing the most relevant scientific, technical, and socio-economic information produced worldwide related to climate change. The IPCC prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports about scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for reducing the rate at which climate change is taking place. It also produces Special Reports on topics agreed to by its member governments, as well as Methodology Reports that provide guidelines for the preparation of greenhouse gas inventories. The website is further divided by three Working Groups, each covering different aspects of climate research. IPCC provides access to the Working Group’s reports, factsheets, news, speeches, publications and relevant links. Users may access IPCC reports—including Special Reports, Methodology Reports, Technical Papers, and Supporting Materials. |
| URL | http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm |
[ + ]International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
| Title | International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) |
| Description | IIED is an independent research organization that aims to deliver positive change on a global scale to build a fairer, more sustainable world. The website connects users to a variety of publications including policy briefs, reports, articles, pocket guides, handbooks, working papers, and books – all of which are organized by topic. Topics include: biodiversity; drylands and pastoralism; fisheries; governance; law; policy and planning; water; climate change; economics; food and agriculture; green economy; monitoring, evaluating, and learning; poverty; forests; communications; energy; gender; land acquisitions and rights; natural resource management; sustainable markets; and urban. Users can search all publications through the database, sign up for the newsletters, or use the search box. |
| URL | http://www.iied.org |
[ + ]International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
| Title | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
| Description | The IISD is an international organization that uses innovative research, communication, and partnerships to promote human development and environmental sustainability. IISD experts offer practical guidance to help authorities choose the right system of electricity generation, reduce consumption of fossil-based transport fuels, and implement international climate change commitments. One of IISD’s key Topic areas is Energy. The Energy section features the IISD Library, made up of objective, independent research including books, reports, working papers and other materials covering sustainable development issues or users can use the search box. |
| URL | https://www.iisd.org/energy |
[ + ]Kyoto Protocol
| Title | Kyoto Protocol |
| Description | The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement that commits its parties to set internationally binding emission reduction targets. The website includes the text of the protocol, important amendments, documents and decisions, a climate action section, and resources related to each of the UNFCCC Topics, such as Adaptation and Resilience, Land Use, Mitigation, etc. |
| URL | https://unfccc.int/process/the-kyoto-protocol |
[ + ]NASA – Global Climate Change
| Title | NASA – Global Climate Change |
| Description | Includes facts, articles, solutions and resources, including the NASA Climate Resource Center. |
| URL | https://climate.nasa.gov/ |
[ + ]National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
| Title | National Advisory Board on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction |
| Description | Website dedicated to climate change tools, research, and information on climate change adaptation, and climate impacts. Maps, statistics, forums, news, articles, data, videos, and a glossary of terms. |
| URL | http://nab.vu/ |
[ + ]National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA Climate.gov
| Title | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA Climate.gov |
| Description | NOAA is the federal agency dedicated to climate, weather, and marine and coastal ecosystems. Their climate page features monitoring tools, reports, case studies, data, news, maps, videos, articles, reports, fact sheets, and presentations. |
| URL | http://climate.gov/ |
[ + ]Natural Resources Defense Council – Climate Change
| Title | Natural Resources Defense Council – Climate Change |
| Description | NRDC’s page dedicated to climate change includes a variety of news, blog posts, reports, press releases, articles, issue briefs, actions, and links to other organizations. These are found within their “priorities” sections which include global action, clean energy, climate adaptation, protecting communities, climate change and agriculture, etc. |
| URL | https://www.nrdc.org/issues/climate-change?page=2 |
[ + ]Paris Agreement
| Title | Paris Agreement |
| Description | The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. The website includes the text of the Agreement, a brief description of how it works, strategies, etc., news, documents and decisions, a climate action section, and resources related to each of the UNFCCC Topics, such as Adaptation and Resilience, Land Use, Mitigation, etc., and related links. |
| URL | https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement |
[ + ]RealClimate
| Title | RealClimate |
| Description | RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the public and journalists, providing quick responses to developing stories as well as context. The site contains blogs and reports, as well as links to data and data sources, a RealClimateWiki, articles, books, and websites for other climate organizations. |
| URL | http://www.realclimate.org/ |
[ + ]Sabin Center for Climate Change Law - Columbia Law School
| Title | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law - Columbia Law School |
| Description | The Sabin Center provides an abundance of resources related to all aspects of climate change and the law. The Center aims to train the next generation of climate change lawyers by focusing on regulatory tracking, participation, and the development of model laws and best practices. Currently, the Center provides resources covering climate change risk analyses, energy law, federal resources, international resources, etc. The Center has developed a climate change litigation database, a searchable library, and various climate-specific topics. It also includes litigation charts, blog entries, comments and legal briefs, comments on guidance documents and regulations, articles, and other content. |
| URL | http://web.law.columbia.edu/climate-change |
[ + ]Society of Environmental Journalists – Climate Change
| Title | Society of Environmental Journalists – Climate Change |
| Description | The SEJ’s mission is to advance public understanding of environmental issues, including climate change, by improving the quality, accuracy, and visibility of environmental reporting. Websites, articles, reports, books, blogs, and careers. |
| URL | https://www.sej.org/issue/climate-change |
[ + ]United Nations Environment Programme – Climate Change
| Title | United Nations Environment Programme – Climate Change |
| Description | UNEP is the environmental voice of the United Nations. Their climate change section features articles, reports and a climate action newsroom. Focus areas include energy, transport, agriculture & food, industry, forests & land use, and buildings & cities. |
| URL | http://www.unep.org/climatechange/ |
[ + ]United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
| Title | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) |
| Description | The UNFCCC, the precursor to the Kyoto Protocol, is an international treaty to cooperatively consider how to limit global temperature increase and climate change, and to prepare for mitigation and adaptation. Users can access reports, news, and data, as well as information on meetings, topics, and climate action. |
| URL | https://unfccc.int/ |
[ + ]United States Geologic Center: Climate Adaptation Science Centersand Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC)
| Title | United States Geologic Center: Climate Adaptation Science Centersand Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) |
| Description | “The USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers is a partnership-driven program that teams scientific researchers with natural and cultural resource managers and local communities to help fish, wildlife, waters, and lands across the country adapt to changing conditions”. News, publications, projects, data and tools, maps, etc. |
| URL | https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers |
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